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hellojed 
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 07:50 |
Please help,
I am looking at a 328i sport automatic tonight. Does anyone have realistic fuel economy figures?
Any help appreciated.
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gordon530
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 09:38 |
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 09:58 |
My E36 328 got around 28mpg. Obvioulsy it depends on how you drive. It could be as low as 22 or as high as 37 on a long run. Mine was a manual so I would have thought an auto would be a bit more thirsty although not much.
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 10:01 |
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I believe the rule of thumb is 2mpg lower for an auto over the manual figues, so on pete's figures 20-35, although 20 is a bit low unless you live in belgravia....
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bmw325tds
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 10:21 |
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Best I ever got was 32.5, and the worst 20.2 (albeit with a knackered Lambda Sensor at the time). I averaged 27MPG over the two years I had the car. At the time my driving was 75% round town and 25% Motorways.
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hellojed
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 10:52 |
Thank you so much for that.
What would be your guess at a price. Its auto with leather, 95k on the clock, full BMW history and mint.
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 10:53 |
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what year?
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 10:54 |
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What year?
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 10:55 |
JINX!!!
ha-ha pete, you can't say nuffink till you are un-jinxed!!
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hellojed
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hellojed
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 11:14 |
I'm looking to do a deal at £4,500. Its up for £4,800 but I am good negotiator!
Does that sound about right?
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 11:23 |
if its a good car, break his arm off!
private or trade?
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 11:39 |
PETER FENWICK - un-jinxed old chap! 
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hellojed
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 11:43 |
Really!
What do you think my top whack should be?
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hellojed
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 11:44 |
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Sorry, forgot to say, its private.
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 11:57 |
 sleeper wrote:
PETER FENWICK - un-jinxed old chap! |
Cheers, I haven't heard that since I was at school....
If it's a genuine sport and it's in good condition with a full history then it's worth it. Be careful mind, there are a few cars out there dressed up to look like sports that aren't. The sport model came with proper sports seats and a Limited slip diff amongst other things.
Also check for nikasil!! I wouldn't buy a car that still had a Nikasil block. If you ring BMW uk they can tell you whether it is a genuine sport and it if has had an engine change due to Nikasil.
If your not sure what the whole Nikasil issue is do a search. There is tonnes of stuff on here about it.
Edited by Peter Fenwick
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Chas C
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 11:58 |
hellojed wrote:
I'm looking to do a deal at £4,500. Its up for £4,800 but I am good negotiator!
Does that sound about right?
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If it's in good condition, recently serviced, with a years MoT, good tyres and a full tank of fuel. That's still good money for a 9/10 year old car. Offer him £4k and haggle from there... 
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gordon530
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 11:58 |
Can anyone advise if E36's of this vintage could be blighted by Nikasil blocks. I know 1996 E39 5's are. Would be worth checking out before striking a deal.
Hellojed. If you do a search on the word Nikasil, you will find plenty about it in the forum. To summarise Nikasil was used in the cylinder lining on lots of cars from 96 - 98, and the sulpher content of UK fuel detrimentally affected the Nikasil, resulting in premature bore wear, loss of compression etc. BMW have now stopped treating this as a warranty issue, so its worth a check.
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Chas C
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Posted: 10-January-2006 at 12:01 |
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They can be, but if they've got to 100k mileage and have no problem with tickover or emissions the chances are they're ok.
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Advice Urgently Needed - fuel consumption
